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English 1 Mavromihalis 9/23/19 – Vocab Quiz Wednesday. Poetry Exam Thursday HW #6 What is the most beautiful place you’ve ever visited? What makes it so beautiful/memorable? Describe its beauty by featuring one thing about this place. You can write a poem or a paragraph, must use one example of figurative language. Try to persuade me that it’s worth visiting. SAT: gesticulation – gesture; signal gesticulation (n.) early 15c., from Latin gesticulationem (nominative gesticul atio ), noun of action from past

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English 1 Mavromihalis 9/23/19 – Vocab Quiz Wednesday.

Poetry Exam Thursday

HW #6 What is the most beautiful place you’ve ever visited?

What makes it so beautiful/memorable?

Describe its beauty by featuring one thing about this place. You can write a poem or a paragraph, must use one example of figurative language.

Try to persuade me that it’s worth visiting. SAT: gesticulation – gesture; signalgesticulation   (n.) early 15c., from Latin gesticulationem (nominative gesticulatio), noun of action from past participle stem of gesticulari "to gesture, mimic," from gesticulus "a mimicking gesture," diminutive of gestus "a gesture; carriage, posture," noun use of past participle of gerere "to bear, to carry" (see gest).

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Aim: What makes Wordsworth’s poetry noteworthy?

Do Now:

Read “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”,

and identify the rhyme scheme.

Let’s read the poem together.

Upon first reading it, do you like it?

Let’s watch the video about romanticism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiRWB I0JTYQ

Let’s watch the video about how/why the poem was written. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5-KMRUxyug

Do you find it more interesting now? Why?

In small groups:

Identify the figurative language in the poem

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Can you find an example of juxtaposition?

What is the theme?

Begin HW #6 - What is the most beautiful place you’ve ever visited?

What makes it so beautiful/memorable?

Describe it’s beauty by featuring one thing about this place.

Try to persuade me that it’s worth visiting.

………………………..

9/20/19 – Vocabulary quiz.

Poetry quiz coming soon.

SAT: gestate – to transform and grow, like a baby inside the wombgestation (n.)"action or process of carrying young in the womb," 1610s, earlier (1530s) "riding on horseback, etc., as a form of exercise," from Latin gestationem (nominative gestatio) "a carrying," noun of action from past-participle stem of gestare "bear, carry, gestate,"

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frequentative of gerere (past participle gestus) "to bear, carry, bring forth" (see gest). Meaning "action or process of carrying young in the womb" is from 1610s.

How long is the human gestation period?

How long is a horses gestation period?

What about a dogs?

Aim: How is Langston Hughes’ work autobiographical?

Do Now:

Read “I Too”

Write a response.

https://www.biography.com/video/langston-hughes-mini-biography-2174109638

jot down 3 things that you learned from the video about Langston Hughes.

Let’s read over and discuss the two poems.

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How does the double comma work?

I, too, sing America

My teacher, Ms Mavromihalis, has a long name.

What is the tone of each poem?

What are the themes?

What do you think about Hughes’ diction?

How is Hughes’ work autobiographical?

9/19/19 –

SAT: germane – relevant; appropriate, closely related germane   (adj.) mid-14c., "having the same parents," a doublet of german (adj.) but directly from Latin germanus instead of via French (compare urbane/urban). Main modern sense of "closely connected, relevant" (c. 1600) derives from use in "Hamlet" Act V, Scene ii: "The phrase would bee more Germaine to the matter: If we could carry Cannon by our sides," which is a figurative use of the word in the now-obsolete loosened sense of "closely related, akin" (late 15c.) in reference to things, not persons.

Think – Germaine is my brother, we are closely related.

The subject, needless to say, is very germane to our society today.

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Aim: How is Poe’s Annabelle Lee autobiographical?

Do Now:

What do you know about Edgar Allen Poe?

Take notes while we watch the video.

It was many and many a year ago, AIn a kingdom by the sea, BThat a maiden there lived whom you may know ABy the name of Annabel Lee; BAnd this maiden she lived with no other thought CThan to love and be loved by me. B

In the first lines, he mixes what's called an anapest 

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(which is two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable) It was ma/ny and ma/ny a year/ ago/

with what's called an iamb 

(which is the meter you hear most commonly in poetry, an unstressed syllable followed by a stress).

In a king/dom by/ the sea/

https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Annabel-Lee-Story-Behind-the-Edgar-Allan-Poe-Poem

"Annabel Lee" is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman. The narrator, who fell in love with Annabel Lee when they were young, has a love for her so strong that even angels are envious. Wikipedia

9/18/19 –

SAT: genre - category genre   (n.) 1770, "particular style of art," a French word in English (nativized from c. 1840), from French genre "kind, sort, style" (see gender (n.)). Used especially in French for "independent style." In painting, as an adjective, "depicting scenes

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of ordinary life" (a domestic interior or village scene, as compared to landscape, historical, etc.) from 1849.

Aim: How does Noboa Polanco use juxtaposition to convey his theme?

Do Now:

What is the denotation and connotation of each word:

Denotation Connotation

Flower

Weed

In groups of four conduct a poetry scavenger hunt.

1. Look for a line that relates to you. (line, word, phrase) each can be different

2. Identify a literary device in the text

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3. How does the author use juxtaposition to convey the theme?

Is this an example of extended metaphor?

What is the metaphor?

Are there any other poetic techniques being used?

How does Polanco use juxtaposition?

What is the theme of “Identity?”

How does the juxtaposition of the flower & weed convey the theme?

Write: Do you like this poem? Explain why/not?

9/17/19 –

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HW #5 – What is one word that you’d like to stop using? Why? What word could you replace it with?

What is one word you’d like to start using more often? Why?

Or,

Come up with a slogan/graphic that can help spread Cardozo’s HERO message?

SAT: garrulous – very talkative; loquacious garrulous (adj.)1610s, from Latin garrulus "talkative, chattering," from garrire "to chatter," from PIE root *gar- "to call, cry," of imitative origin (compare Greek gerys "voice, sound," Ossetic zar "song," Welsh garm, Old Irish gairm "noise, cry"). Related: Garrulously; garrulousness.

Aim: How much power does a word have?

Do Now:

What is one word that you use often? Why?

What does that word mean to you?

or What is one word that inspires you? Why?

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Do you ever think about the words you use when speaking?Do you put more focus on your diction when writing? Why?

Diction is – dic·tion/ˈdikSH(ə)n/noun

1.the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

"Wordsworth campaigned against exaggerated poetic diction"synonyms:

phraseology, phrasing, turn of phrase, choice of words, wording, language, parlance, usage, vocabulary, terminology, expression, idiom, style, locution; More

How can you improve your diction?How can your diction help improve your communication skills?

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Denotation- noun

the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests."beyond their immediate denotation, the words have a connotative power"

Connotation - an idea or feeling that a word invokes.

How can putting a little more thought into our diction help improve your attitude?

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Change your mind, and change your life.

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Let’s look at the word HERO.

What is the denotation and connotation of this word?

HUMANITY –

EXCELLENCE-

RESPECT-

OWNERSHIP-

ac·ro·nym

/ˈakrəˌnim/

noun

1.an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word (e.g., NASA ).NASA, STEM, STEAM, STREAM , PITA

9/16/19 –

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HW #4- Write a poem about a journey you have taken. Include either personification or metaphor. (minimum 10 lines, be sure to include a title).

SAT: garbled – screwed upgainsay (v.)From late 15c. in a general sense of "sort out the finer parts" of anything, "removal of what is objectionable," then "distort for some devious purpose or to give false impression;" especially "mix up, confuse or distort language" (1680s). Related: Garbled; garbling. In Middle English garbeler (Anglo-French garbelour) meant "official who garbles spices and sometimes also other dry goods" (early 15c.); it is attested from 1690s as "one who mixes up or mutilates words or language."

Aim: How does the speaker in Mary Oliver’s, “The Journey” overcome the obstacles in the poem overcome?

Do Now:

Distribute collections.

Read pages 441-442.

With a partner discuss and jot down notes on the collaborative discussion.

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Let’s review pg. 443.

Collect books.

9/13/19 –

HW

SAT: gainsay – to deny, dispute; say something against what some else saysgainsay (v.)"contradict, deny, dispute," c. 1300, literally "say against," from gain- (Old English gegn- "against;" see again) + say (v.). In Middle English it translates Latin contradicere. "Solitary survival of a once common prefix" [Weekley]. It also figured in such now-obsolete compounds as gain-taking "taking back again," gainclap "a counterstroke," gainbuy "redeem," Gaincoming "Second Advent," and gainstand "to oppose." Related: Gainsaid; gainsaying.

No one dared to gainsay him.

And who could gainsay either of them?

Aim: How good are you at solving riddles?

Do Now:

Reread “Mother to Son”. What was the tone in “Mother to Son”?

Let’s read some of your “Son to Mother” poems.

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What is the tone of each?

Tone - refers to an author’s use of words and writing style to convey his or her attitude towards a topic.

Simile – a comparison using like or as

Read over “Who Am I” poem?

Try to guess who the speaker is.

What are some hints?

In small groups of 2-4 write a riddle poem for the class to solve. (8 minutes writing before sharing with class).

Exit slip, give me your riddles, with names of group members on each page.

9/12/19 –

HW #3 – Have Plagiarism Policy Signed. Return tomorrow.

SAT: futile – completely ineffective, useless

English 1 Mavromihalis futile   (adj.) "incapable of producing result," 1550s, from Middle French futile or directly from Latin futilis, futtilis "vain, worthless, futile," a figurative use, literally "pouring out easily, easily emptied" (the Latin adjective used as a noun meant "a water vessel broad above and pointed below"), hence "leaky, unreliable," from fundere "to pour, melt," from nasalized form of PIE root *gheu- "to pour." Related: Futilely.

Building a sand castle too close to the shore is futile. Star Trek “Resistance in futile.”Aim: How big of a deal is plagiarism?

Do Now:

What is plagiarism? Have you ever been accused or caught plagiarizing?

Respond to the following scenarios:

What would you do? Why?

Start paragraphs with: If someone asks me...,

You stayed up late studying for a history exam but you didn’t have time to complete your Spanish homework. You see your friend Lara at math class before Spanish; she always does the homework and she speak Spanish fluently what would you do? Why?

You get a call from a classmate who could not find the book for the summer reading assignment and was not able to finish it. She asks if you finish your summer reading assignment and if you can email her a copy. She promises that she will revise the

English 1 Mavromihalis wording so that the teacher will never know that she copied your work. What would you do? Why?

You are a math wiz and your identical twin you asks if you could take the math test for him. He also promises to take your history exam for you. What would you do? Why?

Do it once, do it again, repeat behavior, lose track of what crosses the line and goes too far. Don't do it.

Soph Kerrigan/resumeTerresa ramauldCollege essay Wendy

Read policyWatch videos

What plagiarism can cost you.

Academic Misconduct: My Story

What is the worst case of plagiarism that you have ever heard or experienced? What did you learn from that?

Ms M’s stories (Teressa English, QC English Junior taking 101, Sophia’s story, acerbic sense of humor)

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Review plagiarism policy.

9/11/19 –

HW #2 – Write a poem response from son to mother. (5-10 lines, use at least one from of figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole).

Did you fill out the LUNCH FORM? https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict

SAT: fulminate – to explode; roar; denounce loudly fulminate (v.)early 15c., "publish a 'thundering' denunciation; hurl condemnation (at an offender)," a figurative use, from Latin fulminatus, past participle of fulminare "hurl lightning, lighten," figuratively "to thunder," from fulmen (genitive fulminis) "lightning flash," related to fulgor "lightning," fulgere "to shine, flash," from PIE *bhleg- "to shine, flash," from root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn." Metaphoric sense (the oldest in English) in reference to formal condemnation is from Medieval Latin fulminare, used of formal ecclesiastical censures. Related: Fulminated; fulminating.

She was fulminating about the dangers of smoking. The editorial fulminated against the proposed tax increase.

Write a sentence about September 11th using the word fulminate.

After reading poems, write another sentence using fulminate in the opposite tone of your first sentence.

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Aim: How does reading poetry about the 9/11 attacks teach us about that day?

Do Now:

What is one story you have heard about Sept 11th from someone who witnessed it? What makes the story memorable?

Or

What is one thing that stands out about the event? (Ms. M’s Cardozo story)

Let’s start with the content in the box.

What do you think about the first sentence?

Diction – word choice

Structure – the way a work is organized (B, M, E)

Repetition – repeating words or lines to reinforce a message.

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HW #2 – Write a poem response from son to mother. (5-10 lines, use at least one from of figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole). Did you fill out the LUNCH FORM?

https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict

SAT: frugal – sparing in expense; stingy; miserlyfrugal (adj.)"economical in use," 1590s, from Middle French frugal, from Latin frugalis, from undeclined adjective frugi "useful, proper, worthy, honest; temperate, economical," originally dative of frux (plural fruges) "fruit, produce," figuratively "value, result, success," from PIE root *bhrug- "to enjoy," with derivatives referring to agricultural products. Sense evolved in Latin from "useful" to "profitable" to "economical." Related: Frugally.

Aim: What is poetry and why do we read it?

Do Now: (answer one of the following questions)

a.Have you read any poems that truly moved you? b. Do you remember any poems or poets that

you’ve read? What are they? c.What is poetry?

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Poetry - Clever word play, to tell a story, feeling, etc.

Let’s read Langston Hughes’ “Mother to Son”

You read, I read.

Do you like this poem? Why? Why not?

Have you read it before?1. What is the poem about?2. Who is the speaker3. What is the theme?4. What does the mother want the son to do?5. What is the metaphor of the poem?

Speaker – the voice from within the poem, not necessarily the poet (mother)

Imagery – the images that the poet wants us to see, creates for us (broken down steps, tacks, crystal stair, etc.

Symbolism – when one object/thing represents something bigger than itself hard life obstacles

Juxtaposition – placing two things side by side for comparison/contrast crystal stair vs. broken down stair

Theme – main idea, message the author wants to send

Metaphor- direct comparison between two things that are unalike, but have something in common.

Extended metaphor – metaphor is carried throughout the piece

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9/9/19 –

HW #1 – Return Rules and Expectations sign off sheet.

Did you fill out the LUNCH FORM? https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict

Aim: What are the expectations in English class?

Do Now: (comment on this quote)

“Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau

[email protected]: froward – stubborn, difficult to deal withfroward   (adv.) 12c., froward, fraward "turned against, perverse, disobedient; peevish, petulant; adverse, difficult," as a

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preposition, "away from," the Northern form of Old English fromweard (see fromward), with Old Norse fra (see fro) in place of English from. Opposite of toward, it renders Latin pervertus in early translations of the Psalms, and also meant "about to depart, departing," and "doomed to die." Related: Frowardly; frowardness.

9/6/19 – Happy Friday!

Aim: What’s in a name?

Do Now:

Did everyone fill in a Delaney Card?

SAT word: Mnemonic/Mnemonic Device: noun1. a device such as a pattern of letters, ideas, or associations that assists in remembering something."the usual mnemonic for colors “ROY, G, BIV "mnemonic  (adj.) 1753, "aiding the memory, intended to assist the memory;" 1825, "pertaining to the memory," a back-formation from mnemonics, or from a Latinized form of Greek mnēmonikos "of or pertaining to memory," from mnēmōn (genitive mnēmonos) "remembering, mindful," from mnēmē "memory, a remembrance, record, an epitaph; memory as a mental faculty," from base of mnasthai "remember," from PIE root *men- (1) "to think." The noun meaning "mnemonic device" is from 1858. Related: Mnemonical (1660s).

Continue Name Game. Try to come up with a clever mnemonic device to help us remember your name.

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Aim: What’s in a name?

Do Now:

I’d like the class to be seated in alphabetical order. Try to seat yourselves in the right spot, I will help rearrange your seats after you are seated.

Take out your program card, check that you are in the right place.

Take out a pen to fill out your Delaney Card.germane – relevant; appropriate * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20 S.A.T. WORD OF THE DAY: gestate – to transform and grow, like a baby inside the womb

9/19/19 –

SAT: germane – relevant; appropriate

germane   (adj.) mid-14c., "having the same parents," a doublet of german (adj.) but directly from Latin germanus instead of via French (compare urbane/urban). Main modern sense of "closely connected, relevant" (c. 1600) derives from use in "Hamlet" Act V, Scene ii: "The phrase would bee more Germaine to the matter: If we could carry Cannon by our sides," which is a figurative use of the word in the now-obsolete loosened sense of "closely related,

akin" (late 15c.) in reference to things, not persons. Think – Germaine is my brother, we are closely related.

The subject, needless to say, is very germane to our society today.

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Aim: How can we generate theme ideas?

Do Now:

ReviewMONDAY SEPTEMBER 23 S.A.T. WORD OF THE DAY: gesticulation – gesture; signal * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24 S.A.T. WORD OF THE DAY: gibberish – rapid, incomprehensible, or nonsensical speaking; drivel * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 25 S.A.T. WORD OF THE DAY: gibe – to heckle or mock; to taunt; to pick on * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26 S.A.T. WORD OF THE DAY: gloaming - twilight * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27 S.A.T. WORD OF THE DAY: gossamer – light, delicate, or insubstantial